Riviera Nayarit is home to the Islas Marietas National Park. One of the most beautiful and fascinating beaches in the park is Playa Escondida, also known as playa del Amor, inside a crater created by a volcanic eruption, or nuclear testing by the Mexican Government. Truth is, there are many stories about what created this unique destination.
This lost paradise is characterized by its unusual setting of transparent waters without waves and very fine sand, which feels very soft to the touch, under a huge hole in the rocky ceiling.
Bottlenose dolphins, olive ridley turtles . . .
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